Portland, ME · BOX · Oct 2026

Box truck rates in Portland, ME

Estimated cost to ship a 26' box truck from and to Portland, Maine, on its busiest lanes.

$2.14/mi outbound

+2.9% from last month

Inbound: $2.89/mi
vs national: −5.7%
1 year: +17.6%
Population: 69,568

Box truck lanes from Portland

26' box truck rates from Portland, ME
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	332 mi	$1,049	$3.16	$892 – $1,207	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	3,116 mi	$4,590	$1.47	$3,901 – $5,278	7 d
Chicago, IL	1,056 mi	$1,745	$1.65	$1,483 – $2,007	3 d
Houston, TX	1,984 mi	$3,146	$1.59	$2,674 – $3,618	5 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,761 mi	$4,528	$1.64	$3,849 – $5,207	6 d
Philadelphia, PA	421 mi	$1,154	$2.74	$981 – $1,327	1 d
San Antonio, TX	2,170 mi	$3,409	$1.57	$2,898 – $3,921	5 d
San Diego, CA	3,089 mi	$4,553	$1.47	$3,870 – $5,236	7 d
Dallas, TX	1,907 mi	$3,037	$1.59	$2,582 – $3,493	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,314 mi	$3,202	$2.44	$2,721 – $3,682	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,940 mi	$3,084	$1.59	$2,621 – $3,547	5 d
San Jose, CA	3,192 mi	$4,694	$1.47	$3,990 – $5,398	7 d
Austin, TX	2,084 mi	$3,288	$1.58	$2,795 – $3,781	5 d
Charlotte, NC	958 mi	$1,961	$2.05	$1,667 – $2,255	2 d

From Portland, a 26' box truck costs between $1.47 a mile (Los Angeles, $4,590) and $3.16 a mile (New York, $1,049) across these lanes in October 2026. Shorter lanes cost more per mile because loading, unloading and waiting are spread over fewer miles.

Price a load from Portland

Box truck lanes into Portland

26' box truck rates into Portland, ME
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	332 mi	$1,283	$3.86	$1,091 – $1,475	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	3,116 mi	$10,065	$3.23	$8,555 – $11,575	7 d
Chicago, IL	1,056 mi	$3,507	$3.32	$2,981 – $4,033	3 d
Houston, TX	1,984 mi	$4,698	$2.37	$3,993 – $5,402	5 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,761 mi	$5,172	$1.87	$4,396 – $5,948	6 d
Philadelphia, PA	421 mi	$1,317	$3.13	$1,119 – $1,514	1 d
San Antonio, TX	2,170 mi	$5,090	$2.35	$4,327 – $5,854	5 d
San Diego, CA	3,089 mi	$9,984	$3.23	$8,486 – $11,482	7 d
Dallas, TX	1,907 mi	$4,535	$2.38	$3,855 – $5,215	4 d
Jacksonville, FL	1,314 mi	$2,648	$2.01	$2,250 – $3,045	3 d
Fort Worth, TX	1,940 mi	$4,605	$2.37	$3,914 – $5,295	5 d
San Jose, CA	3,192 mi	$10,293	$3.22	$8,749 – $11,837	7 d
Austin, TX	2,084 mi	$4,909	$2.36	$4,172 – $5,645	5 d
Charlotte, NC	958 mi	$2,402	$2.51	$2,042 – $2,762	2 d

Box truck · outbound · Maine market

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Portland is priced with the Maine market adjustment. City-level history is the state series; lane tables above use Portland's own distances.

Portland rates by truck type

Outbound rates from Portland by truck type
Truck type	Per mile	1 mo	3 mo	1 yr	52-wk range
VAN53' dry van	$3.29	+5.4%	+13.8%	+25.1%	$2.59 – $3.29
REEF53' refrigerated	$3.93	−0.3%	+1.8%	+36.0%	$3.06 – $4.22
FLAT48' flatbed	$4.03	+3.3%	+8.6%	+18.5%	$3.38 – $4.03
STEPStep deck	$4.40	+3.3%	+8.6%	+18.6%	$3.69 – $4.40
PWRPower only	$2.88	+5.5%	+13.8%	+25.2%	$2.26 – $2.88
HOTHotshot	$2.17	+2.8%	+8.5%	+18.6%	$1.82 – $2.17
BOX26' box truck	$2.14	+2.9%	+7.5%	+17.6%	$1.82 – $2.14
SPRTSprinter van	$1.32	+3.9%	+7.3%	+17.9%	$1.12 – $1.32

Box truck lanes from Portland

Price a load from Portland

Box truck lanes into Portland

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Portland rates by truck type

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